Sudan: Security Council members call for immediate halt to military escalation in El Fasher news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

The UN chief António Guterres has called on Sudan's warring parties to end fighting around besieged El Fasher in Darfur saying any attack would have devastating consequences
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After a year of war in #Sudan , the parties need to realise that there’s no military solution to the conflict, say CMI’s advisors Nicholas Kay Sir Nick Kay and Amir Salim. CMI supports the civilians in making their demands heard. cmi.fi/2024/04/24/one…

One year on, the war in #Sudan is spiralling out of control.

The international community needs to redouble its peace efforts. ”This is a political war, and it needs a political solution”, says CMI’s Senior Advisor Nicholas Kay Sir Nick Kay.

An article on efforts to resolve Sudan’s tragic war.

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'Humanitarians need security.

Nearly 250 aid workers, including more than 180 of our own staff, have been killed in Gaza.”

-- António Guterres emphasizes the need for thorough investigations into the tragic deaths of humanitarian workers in Gaza. news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

1/ For those who might be confused as to why 2+ years after the Taliban announced a drugs ban in Afghanistan, & what looks like an unprecedented 2nd season of low levels of poppy cultivation: (i) Afghanistan’s neighbours continue to make large seizures of opiates….;

The English version of my Le Monde op-ed on #Sudan , via UN News: news.un.org/en/content/fam…

“I have never seen a crisis of this scale and magnitude receiving so little attention”.

Special Envoy Tom Perriello on the crisis in #Sudan .

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I am deeply troubled by reports that the Israeli military’s bombing campaign includes AI as a tool in the identification of targets, resulting in a high level of civilian casualties.

AI should be used as a force for good to benefit the world; not to contribute to waging war on…

Thank you, Christiane Amanpour, for the opportunity to highlight the humanity that binds us, even in the face of war.

It is time to end culture of impunity and regain people’s trust over the existing international instruments.There is no solid indication and evidence of gender apartheid than what is happening In Afghanistan. The hope is member states leave politics aside in the case of…

A recent UN report reveals that over 1000 people from Afghanistan lost their lives on migration routes in 2023, indicating the largest death toll among Afghan nationals recorded in the past decade.

Read more here: kabulnow.com/?p=35149

On AISS Webinar “UN-Doha Conference on Afghanistan: The way Forward” on 29 February, 2024;

Ambassador Nicholas Kay provided valuable insights on the EU and US consensus regarding the Afghanistan crisis and the path forward. His remarks shed light on the delicate balance between…

You can listen to my documentary #Sudan : the War the World Forgot here: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0… - featuring Kholood Khair hajooj kuka William Carter and others not on X.

'To facilitate its ambitions, #alQaeda is raking in tens of millions of dollars a week from gold mines in #Afghanistan ’s north.. Since the mines began operating in early 2022, al-Qaeda’s share has totaled $194.4 million.' foreignpolicy.com/2024/03/22/al-…

There has been a lot of debate and finger-pointing about the challenges to getting aid to people in need in Gaza.

So, let’s settle this once and for all.

Brief interview on #Sudan on BBC Radio 5 Live

🙏 to Feras Kilani فراس كيلاني Tony Livesey James Copnall for increasing coverage of Sudan’s dire and dangerous war. Ceasefire & inclusive political agreement needed urgently.

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As famine looms in Sudan, the UK is at the UN to warn that 5 million people - primarily children - could suffer catastrophic hunger as a result of the conflict. We call on the warring parties for an immediate ceasefire and to allow aid to reach those in desperate need.

Thanks Sir Nick Kay Feras Kilani فراس كيلاني Amol Rajan BBC Radio 4 Today for shining a light on the looming #humanitarian disaster in #Sudan . For more on the crisis, I spoke with Jan Egeland and Hala Y Alkarib for our Development Initiatives (DI) podcast, What Are We Missing?
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